Hmm... I've never actually seen the back of the new Viz translations. Can someone show on to me? I want to see how much of a mess it is.
Really? Well let me give you Viz's second edition version of volume 7, and then Chuang Yi's to compare. If you want an actual pic of the backcover though I'll have to take a picture or scan it later. Anyways.
VizKid's second edition volume 7 backsummary:
"All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga!
Red doesn't just want to train Pokémon, he wants to be their friend too. Read along as Red embarks on adventures with Pikachu, Bulbasaur and others that follow storylines from the videogames! On her search for famous Pokémon trainer Red, Yellow Caballero finds both human and Pokémon friends--and enemies. Now Yellow must team up with other trainers, gym leaders--and even evil Team Rocket--to fight the Elite Four!
Yellow Caballero, prepare to battle the Elite Four's top trainer Lance, ... It'll take everything you have and everybody you know to beat him!
Adventures based on the best-selling video games"
Directly from the back of my volume. And for Chuang Yi's:
"The shocking climax of the Yellow story! Yellow's deepest secret is finally revealed, but there is no time to waste, as he must still battle Lance's dragon-type Pokemon! However, can he stand up to Lance's invinicble Pokemon force with a borrowed Mewtwo and his own low-level Pokemon friends?"
I personally prefer Chuang Yi's, since it's shorter, less kiddy sounding, and translated directly from the Japanese. I also prefer the visual look of it too, since the backcover pic is bigger and the background is white so it's easier to read and the picture shows up more. The Viz version is smaller with the VizKids logo and additional stuff on the bottom (how much it costs, that it reads right to left, its bar code, the all ages rating, ect. *which is understandable*), as well as it changes the background color to whatever color the front is and has those same, unfitting digital blocks, lol. I honestly wish they would leave the VizKids logo off the back since it's already on the front, and just keep it like the Japanese version like Chuang Yi did, but with the additional stuff at the bottom like the bar code, ect. But then again that may just be me, lol. (I also prefer the original Japanese covers and Chuang Yi's as well) The
good news though is they seem to be keeping the Japanese covers in tact for DP so far, so maybe they'll keep the backsides in tact as well. And I
guess their second edition covers are better at least than their first, which were just randomly backcovers and images of the manga colored.
If need-be I can provide a pic of Viz's second edition backcover and Chuang Yi's too, but I'll only do when asked, if that's okay. ^^;